Commercial Corporate Counsel

Who we are:

For over 25 years Global Relay has set the standard in enterprise information archiving with industry-leading cloud archiving surveillance eDiscovery and analytics solutions. We securely capture and preserve the communications data of the worlds most highly regulated firms giving them greater visibility and control over their information and ensuring compliance with stringent regulations.

Though we offer competitive compensation and benefits and all the other perks one would expect from an established company we are not your typical technology company. Global Relay is a career-building company. A place for big ideas. New challenges. Groundbreaking innovation. Its a place where you can genuinely make an impact and be recognized for it.

We believe great businesses thrive on diversity inclusion and the contributions of all employees. To that end we recruit candidates from different backgrounds and foster a work environment that encourages employees to collaborate and learn from each other completely free of barriers.

Your role:

Are you a dynamic legal professional looking to build a career beyond traditional practice Are you a strategic thinker with an entrepreneurial mindset eager to apply your legal skills in a fast-paced technology-driven environment

As Corporate Counsel you will play an active role in supporting complex commercial regulatory and operational matters across the business. You will advise on emerging issues at the intersection of technology and law including artificial intelligence data protection cybersecurity privacy surveillance and data sovereignty.

In this role you will contribute to key business initiatives not solely legal tasks. You will support the development of new partnerships and distribution channels and advise on matters relating to compliance archiving data protection eDiscovery and business continuity within highly regulated industries.

You will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders and collaborate with experienced in-house counsel gaining exposure to a broad range of commercial and strategic initiatives. This position offers meaningful responsibility mentorship and the opportunity to develop both your legal expertise and business acumen.

Your responsibilities:

• Commercial Transactions: Review negotiate and draft customer and vendor agreements policies and partner agreements and lead complex business and legal negotiations.
• Strategic Advisory: Advise internal teams on a broad spectrum of legal and business issues including data protection sovereignty requirements contractual commitments industry-specific compliance intellectual property rights and employment/human resources matters.
• Revenue & Retention: Provide legal support related to customer retention renewals and other related legal/accounting issues to ensure seamless revenue recognition.
• Go-to-Market & Innovation: Provide business support in the development of sales marketing and business development strategies new go-to-market initiatives and product design (including advising on AI governance and regulatory readiness) to help maximize revenue.
• Operational Support: Provide operational support with internal policies communications training and education on Global Relay services and general governance.
• Compliance & Risk: Provide support relating to compliance and eDiscovery as well as the investigation of potential security and privacy incidents analyzing legal and regulatory responsibilities and providing guidance on mitigation and resolution efforts.
• Business Partnership: Build strong cross-functional relationships to provide practical and strategic advice to assist the business in meeting its commercial objectives.
• Legal Judgment: Advise on recommended courses of action and legal risk with the ability to judge when to escalate identified issues as appropriate.

About you:

You are a sharp commercially minded lawyer ready to navigate the intersection of law and cutting-edge technology. You thrive in fast-paced environments balancing a roll-up-your-sleeves attitude with the strategic mindset needed to act as a trusted advisor to global business partners.

What youll bring to the team:

• Legal Expertise:UK-qualified solicitor with 210 years of PQE ideally gained within a leading law firms commercial practice or an in-house SaaS environment.
• Commercial Precision:Strong draftingand negotiationskillsacross a wide range of commercial andtechnology agreements including master terms of services data processing addenda information security documents and other types of transactional agreements
• Regulatory Fluency:Understanding of the global privacy and security landscape includingGDPR CCPA/CPRA PIPEDA and HIPAA. You stay ahead of the curve on emerging frameworks likeDORAand theEU AI Act.
• Industry Sophistication:Experience working on cybersecurity and privacy-related transactional matters across North America and Europe with highly regulated customers especially those in the financial services and life sciences industries
• Cross-Functional Advisor:Ability to maintain strong working relationships with a variety of internal clients and business partners from a variety of functions across Global Relays offices.
• Operational Agility:Ability to organize prioritize and manage multiple competing deadlines with strong organizational skills and the ability to be flexible and self-directed in a fast-paced environment with limited direction.
• Collaboration & Culture:Confidentcollaborative teammatewho brings credibility and a sense of humour to the office. You are genuinely curious about the future of AI data and privacy.

Work Arrangement:

This role is hybrid with a minimum of three days at our offices in London (near St Pauls)

Global Relay is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.

What you can expect:

At Global Relay theres no ceiling to what you can achieve. Its the land of opportunity for the energetic the intelligent the driven. Youll receive the mentoring coaching and support you need to reach your career goals. Youll be part of a culture that breeds creativity and rewards perseverance and hard work. And youll be working alongside smart talented individuals from diverse backgrounds with complementary knowledge and skills.

Global Relay is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity equity and inclusion.

We seek to ensure reasonable adjustments accommodations and personal time are tailored to meet the unique needs of every individual.

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